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A Faustian Bargain
Alan Zendell, May 1, 2018 One of the clichés of modern life is “be careful what you wish for.” The problem isn’t so much with our wishes as with how far we’re willing to go to realize them, and once … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, divisiveness, ego, Fascism, Fuast, Goethe, hero worship, immigrants, iran, moral values, North Korea, partisanship, President Moon, the Devil, Trump, unintended consequences
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A Matter of Necessity
Alan Zendell, January 6, 2018 Two thousand eighteen has thus far been a year in which subjects that have been whispered about all throughout the previous year are spoken about openly. The president’s sanity and emotional stability, his ability to … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, consequences, decency, genius, governing, immigrants, insanity, insensitivity, integrity, law, military strategy, moral authority, narcissism, Science, sheldon cooper, stephen hawking, truth, young people
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Tigers Don’t Change Their Stripes
Alan Zendell, September 15, 2017 Winston Churchill famously changed parties twice during his political career. Both times it was on differences of principle: free trade, tariffs, equal treatment of social classes. When he was accused of being disloyal and untrustworthy … Continue reading
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Tagged DACA, Democrats, dreamers, guiding principles, immigrants, jeff sessions, loyalty, partisanship, Republicans, switching parties, truth, winston churchill
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Early Warning Signs
Alan Zendell, March 6, 2017 Most of us have been conditioned since childhood to recognize warning signs and heed them before the trouble they portend hits us in the face. Most Americans are optimistic by nature. It’s one of our … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, congress, courts, dysfunction, election, immigrants, immigration, leadership, lies, misdirection, Mitch McConnell, moral leadership, Paul Ryan, political agenda, president, presidential, storm warnings, teenagers, Trump, truth, values, warning signs
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Giving Back
Alan Zendell, March 2, 2017 I often think of the 2000 film, Paying it Forward. In retirement I tutor kids, mostly teenagers, in math and science, though our conversations tend to stray into many other areas. I find them surprisingly … Continue reading
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Tagged education, families, honesty, immigrants, leadership, moral leadership, morallity, teenagers, Trump, truth, values
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